Chapter 50
After dinner, it had already grown dark, and Lin Yu followed the bearded uncle to patrol.
Su Ning sat quietly on the sofa by herself, not daring to return to her room first, as there were no candles in the room and it was very dark.
She had to wait for Lin Yu to come back so they could go upstairs together.
Sitting on the other end of the sofa, Mu Ling gently smiled at her and said, “This morning, when you didn’t want to walk with us, I thought you were still upset about the previous incident. I know that you just impulsively wanted to push me down.”
Su Ning, unclear about whether her former self had actually done this, honestly replied, “I’m sorry; I won’t do that again.”
In this apocalyptic world, it’s best to keep a low profile and not make enemies!
Mu Ling, who had expected Su Ning to choke her with words, was taken aback and wondered if she had become smarter.
Li Yan came over, his cold eyes looking at Su Ning, and said indifferently, “Come with me; I have something to say to you.”
“No need to say it, no need to say it,” Su Ning quickly shook her head. “I won’t agree; I won’t agree to anything.”
Li Yan’s aura chilled, “What won’t you agree to?”
Su Ning moved further away from him, “Whatever you say, I won’t agree.”
Li Yan took two steps towards her, his cold eyes sweeping over Mu Ling who was sitting nearby, and said icily, “Leave.”
“Huh?” Mu Ling was taken aback, feeling like she hadn’t quite understood.
“I want to speak with her alone,” Li Yan frowned. “Go upstairs; don’t stay here.”
This time she understood.
Mu Ling stood up blankly and walked upstairs even more blankly. No, she turned back and looked at Li Yan, who had cornered Su Ning against the wall. Had she somehow ended up in a parallel universe?!
Suddenly, she felt like she couldn’t understand this world anymore!
System Space.
The administrator laughed heartily, “Quick, quick, 001, take a screenshot! Yes, yes, just that baffled look as she turns back. Do you see how she seems to doubt life itself? Hahaha! So satisfying, so exhilarating!” He waved his hand grandly, “Once Su Ning completes the task, I want to personally sponsor her with 100 points!”
001’s expression showed disbelief, the administrator was as stingy as ever!
“Don’t… don’t come any closer!” Su Ning held her hand in front of her, preventing him from coming nearer, her watery eyes scanning the surroundings, desperately searching for Lin Yu’s figure.
Li Yan stopped, his icy hand lifting her chin, his bluish eyes staring into hers, saying, “Didn’t you say you liked me?”
“That was in the past!” Su Ning tried to break free from his hand, not because he was holding her forcefully, but because his hand was too cold, like ice. Her chin felt like it was about to freeze, and she grabbed his wrist, but couldn’t pull away, “We have to learn to grow up!”
“You said to me this morning that you like me,” Li Yan articulated, his voice also seeming to emanate a coldness that could freeze her, “You said if I don’t like you, you’ll leave.”
Su Ning only felt that holding his wrist was like holding a piece of ice, her palm freezing painfully, “Yes, yes, yes, I did say that! Just let go of my chin; it’s going to freeze stiff!!”
Seeing her watery eyes condensing with mist, as if she was in great discomfort, Li Yan hesitated for a moment and then unconsciously released his hand, looking at his own palm, “Is it very cold?”
Su Ning nodded vigorously, feeling that she shouldn’t resist or care about him too much. This body temperature was clearly indicative of some incurable disease.
Why worry about someone who is about to die?
Su Ning tried to pat his shoulder to comfort him, but as she did, a shower of ice chips fell to the ground. Wait, ice chips??! Su Ning’s eyes widened. What kind of terminal illness could cause ice to form?!
She had truly learned something new!
“You… you’ve frozen?!”
“Sorry, sometimes it’s not easy to control this ability,” Li Yan said, wanting to touch her but fearing to freeze her. He lightly touched her cheek with his fingertip and asked, “Are you still cold?”
“Ability?” Su Ning was stunned.
Suddenly, the voice of 1414 appeared in her mind.
After all, without any point rewards, 1414 said hesitantly, watching her complete the task with reluctance.
Seeing that she was lost in thought and didn’t answer, Li Yan once again touched her cheek with his fingertip, asking, “Are you still cold?”
Finally feeling the warmth of his fingertip, Su Ning couldn’t help but pinch his finger. Indeed, it wasn’t cold anymore. “Can you automatically regulate your body temperature?” she asked.
Li Yan grasped her entire hand in his palm without answering her question, but said on his own, “I like you, that’s my answer.”
Su Ning withdrew her hand and looked deeply into his eyes, silently sighing, “It’s too late; I’ve already moved on.”
This Li Yan is too funny; is unrequited love the ideal romance?
What else can be done but to fulfill your wishes?
After all, to win you over, I have to satisfy your desires…
Lin Yu finally returned. Seizing a moment when Li Yan was stunned, Su Ning abruptly pushed him away and ran to the door, preparing to give Lin Yu a big hug when he entered. However, she was intercepted by the suddenly appearing Yan Zihao, who embraced her with one arm, smiling, “You brought this on yourself, so don’t blame me!”
Su Ning tried to escape from his arms, but he restrained her with one hand, “Don’t move, I’m injured.”
“Really?” Su Ning looked at him with compassionate eyes.
“Yes.” Yan Zihao raised his bandaged hand. “This is a gunshot wound, and it hurts a lot.”
Su Ning gently touched it and asked, “Does it hurt a lot?”
“Yes,” Yan Zihao’s expression seemed to endure great pain, “It’s a gunshot wound, it hurts immensely.”
Su Ning suddenly pinched him, hoping to escape his embrace while he was in more pain, but he had no reaction and even smiled at her, “You little mischief-maker, what are you trying to do?”
Su Ning looked out the window and saw Lin Yu about to step in, still being held by him, and she stomped on his foot in frustration, “Let me go now!”
Having been stepped on but showing no reaction, Yan Zihao was only focused on her anxious face turning red, an appealing sight. Estimating that Lin Yu was about to come in, he directly reached out and pressed the back of her head, aiming for her tender lips and kissing her. He pried open her tightly closed teeth, pinched her chin to stop her from biting him, and felt her forcefully pushing him away. Yan Zihao recklessly stirred around inside her lips.
He had been wanting to taste her lips earlier, but was interrupted by Li Yan.
However, tasting them now wasn’t too bad…
“Let her go!” Lin Yu’s indifferent voice came from behind him.
Yan Zihao finally released her, and Su Ning hurriedly wiped her lips with the back of her hand, scampering into Lin Yu’s arms. She embraced him tightly as if she had been frightened, her eyes reddening and her voice trembling with anxiety. Afraid that he might misunderstand something, she stammered, “Lin Yu, it wasn’t me… it was him… next time, I’ll go with you…”
“Mmm,” Lin Yu nodded, soothingly stroking her hair, and looked at Yan Zihao, saying flatly, “If there is a next time, I will disable your other hand too.”
Feeling the sharp steel needle around his waist vanish into thin air, Yan Zihao couldn’t help but exhale a murky breath. His dark eyes filled with gloom looked towards Lin Yu, narrowing dangerously, but in the end, he said nothing, and just leisurely lay back on the sofa. However, the resentment in his heart grew deeper.
Beside them, the calm and composed Mu Yunfeng crushed a tree seed in his hand.
At this moment, 1414 began to doubt the very meaning of life.
The host had never shown any affection to the main character, nor had she taken any real action, yet the love value was still rising, almost reaching 90. What kind of operation was this? Was it cheating?
It seriously suspected that the host had some unfair advantage.
Li Yan, watching Su Ning embrace Lin Yu, found ice crystals forming again on his clothes.
The entire scene was captured by Mu Ling’s eyes. She didn’t realize that this situation could have been completely avoided. When Su Ning fell, Mu Ling, wanting to show her own kindness and compassion, said, “Can’t you not leave her behind?” This drew the attention of Mu Yunfeng and Li Yan, who were standing beside her, to Su Ning lying on the ground.
…
At night, they were to divide into groups of three and patrol at different times.
Originally, the teams were to be formed voluntarily.
However, when a few pairs of eyes saw Su Ning getting close to Lin Yu again, they couldn’t stand it anymore and raised objections.
“Let’s change the way we do this. Let’s draw lots!” Yan Zihao said, supporting his chin with one hand, and casting an indifferent glance at Su Ning, who was lying in Lin Yu’s arms, playfully fiddling with his fingers.
“Hmm?” Mu Ling thought for a moment, “That’s too troublesome. Let’s just volunteer to form teams; that way, there will be some rapport among us.”
“Draw lots,” Li Yan said, his icy gaze fixed on Su Ning, who had sat up from Lin Yu’s arms sensing the change in the atmosphere.
The sharp look from the usually calm and silent Mu Yunfeng finally made Su Ning uneasy.
“Draw lots.”
It seemed that the three of them had come to some unspoken agreement.